But there's no venture capital in Canada so it's nearly impossible to build a large tech company. Most successful Canadian startups sell out early because they know they'll hit major roadblocks. No capital plus a monopolistic telecom industry backed by government makes for a particularly hostile environment for small companies. Example: Kik got sued by Research in Motion IMMEDIATELY after receiving venture funding. The Canadian government actually encourages this type of anti-competitive behavior and does literally nothing to support any kind of small-business tech innovation. Any "technology innovation" tax incentives are geared toward saving oil companies billions of dollars per year, and do absolutely nothing to help small businesses.
Canada is an absolutely horrible place to do a technology startup, I do not recommend it, this article does not change this fact.
Canada is an absolutely horrible place to do a technology startup, I do not recommend it, this article does not change this fact.